Getting Started

This assignment has two parts. The first will help you set up your computer with all of the software you need for this course. After completing this part of the assignment, you will have Python 2.7 and Pycharm installed and ready for use.

I estimate this should take 30 minutes or less.

The second part will acquaint you with the syntax of python at a high level. I estimate this will take one hour at most.

Part 1:

Next Steps

Once you've installed everything, open pycharm. In the menu that appears, select open.

Open the example project

In the left side-bar, double-click test.py

Go to the menu bar and, from Run, select Run…

In the window that comes up, select test.

Two things should happen: a triangle icon (play button) will turn green in the top right corner of the text window, and a box will appear on the bottom of the window.

The box on the bottom of the window will contain instructions. Follow those instructions, and you will be done with the assignment.

Part 2: Code

Complete parts 1-7 of the interactive tutorial on Python on Codecademy.

Submission

Send me an email containing:

• Your name
• An estimate of how long this assignment took to complete
• A description of any problems you encountered while working on this assignment
• The complete text of your solution to part 7 of Codecademy's python tutorial
• Any other information that you feel is important for me to know.